Agreed.
Evidence of meeting #14 for Public Safety and National Security in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #14 for Public Safety and National Security in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
4:10 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
4:10 p.m.
Conservative
4:15 p.m.
NDP
Randall Garrison NDP Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
We've expressed our concern about the haste with which we've proceeded, the number of amendments we've made to a private member's bill, and the fact that we didn't have at least one witness, the parole board, who we considered essential. As well, on this side we still have concerns about the impacts from some parts of this bill, in particular the impact of lengthening the interval between parole hearings on rehabilitation processes.
That said, we believe there are important improvements for victims rights in this bill. I just want to mark our concerns that we've stated all through this. We feel that we've gone too rapidly, that we didn't hear all the witnesses we needed, and that we've been making really a large number of amendments to a very short bill. It's very difficult to see, as was just indicated to us by our experts, what we have in front of us. I know that the bill then is reprinted as amended, we'll see it at report stage in the House, and we'll have another chance to see what we've actually done, but the process has been very difficult here. We wish it had been other.
As I emphasized before, we think a government victims bill of rights may come at some day in the future. But a bill in committee is worth two in a government promise, so we will be supporting the bill as amended and sending it forward despite our reservations.
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
4:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
4:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Daryl Kramp
Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?
4:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Daryl Kramp
Thank you, colleagues, for the completion of the bill.
Thank you to our witnesses for coming here today. We certainly thank you for your involvement and your assistance along the way. Thank you very kindly.
4:15 p.m.
Director, Corrections Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Daryl Kramp
We will suspend briefly while we go in camera to discuss the economics of policing draft report.
[Proceedings continue in camera]